To The Men and Women of the United States of America

I write this letter today for one reason only. To remind us all what it means to be a citizen of The Greatest Nation in the world. This country was founded by men and women who not only paid with their lives, their blood and their sweat, but paid by giving up the "safety" of what they knew to go to a place they had never seen to start a life they had only dreamed of. The United States of America was born.

The history of this great nation has gone through many highs and lows since its infancy. We can all look at our own past issues of slavery, Civil war, riots, lynchings, mobs, crime, abuse of power, as well as our own lack of caring for each other. We can also look at past and present to see the true standout situations that make this country great. Neighbors have given what they have to others who have lost everything; "strangers" have risked their own safety or possessions to help another because it is the right thing to do. Sending money, food and clothing, to millions of people around the world everyday, sending our young men and women to countries we have never thought about to risk their lives and our welfare to give someone else a chance to live in a free society. We do these things as individuals and as a Nation. We do these things because we care for others individually and as a Nation. We do these things because we are FREE.

Everyone, at one time or another has suffered from some type of mistreatment, poverty, sickness, depression, prejudice, abuse or just plain personal bad choices. What makes this Nation great is, that when you find yourself in this type of situation, if you will stand up and dust yourself off the chances of others around you helping you to get back on your feet is great.

The reverse of this is also true. If we decide to sit down and give up our rights to help others and our selves, then we almost surely loose everything.

I consider myself mainstream American. I work 90 to 100 hours a week, self employed and have six children. I have gone through very difficult times in my life and have watched as my life turned back around. My wife and all 6 of my children believe and run our lives based on the simple fact that we have the right to produce and succeed if we will give what it takes. We are a multi-race family, which has seen its fair share of difficulties just because of the external and internal differences that come with the territory. We have given of our time and money as well as been given to by others (most of whom didn't even know us). Our children are your "normal" American children. They still have to be told no, they still are trying to understand how Mom and Dad made it through childhood without a cell phone or Ipod. We mow or own yard, change the oil in the car, clean our house, get all the home work done, feed everybody, pet the dog and give everybody a kiss or “I Love You” before bed.

At the end of the day; I am Free to choose how hard I work; what I spend money on or who I give it to.

MY POINT: I am a conservative. It is my RIGHT and my RESPONSIBILITY to provide not only for myself but for others as well. The founding fathers and many people since have paid the ultimate price to insure those rights. Today I will invoke two of my rights as a United States citizen and exercise my right to free speech and my right to stand up and be counted.

I DO NOT AGREE with a number of positions that John McCain has. More importantly, I do not agree with any of the socialist, radical, anti-United States of America positions and beliefs that Obama has.

We, as Americans, owe it to ourselves and this country to stop one of the largest attacks on American soil against our rights, constitution, and our way of life we have ever seen. When we are successful, we owe it to ourselves to get involved to not only reverse the erosion of this great country but we (individually) need to reach out to help others.

(1) Go vote and stop Obama from dismantling the United States of America and its constitution

(2) Get involved in helping others understand that they can become whatever they want to be

(3) Stay involved helping make sure that John McCain and the government gets held to very high standards

Whoever you are, whatever race you are, however old you are.........this is the United States of America.

We can because we are free!!!

We can because the government works for us, not the other way around !!!!

God Bless and God Speed,

The author of this letter is C-bug's younger sibling. C-bug sent it to me "pre-election", but the precept has not changed. I believe it goes well with my post, below. (In fact - it may have inspired it.) Hopefully C-Bug won't murder me for posting it - but she DID say "feel free to pass it on". Well... I felt free!

God Bless, and good night. Your friend, Jimbo.